Covid Traveling: Mask to Sanitiser, How to Commute Safely with Co-passengers during Pandemic
4 years ago

Covid Traveling: Mask to Sanitiser, How to Commute Safely with Co-passengers during Pandemic

News 18  

Commuting is crawling its way back to normalcy after the intensive lockdown in India. Q: Is wearing rubber gloves while out in the public effective in preventing the new coronavirus infection?👉🏽https://t.co/94zZioMvuA… #KnowtheFacts #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ifrQ8w4jE5 — World Health Organization March 12, 2020 Sanitise The driver and the passengers must keep a bottle of sprayable sanitisers to disinfect the air inside the car before each journey. Keep the Right Windows Open Air circulation inside cars is a complex issue. HuffPost UK notes that as per the latest research, published in the journal Science Advances, knowledge of the airflow inside tight car spaces is the key to prevent the spread of infections. The authors of this research, namely, Varghese Mathai, Asimanshu Das, Jeffrey A. Bailey and Kenneth Breuer, found through simulations, that in a four-door passenger car, it is best to keep the windows opposite to the driver and the passenger’s side, open.

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Why I’m still masked up
1 year, 2 months ago

Why I’m still masked up

The Hindu  

At a recent medical seminar, I was approached by a doctor colleague who wanted to know why I was still wearing an N95 mask. I explained that I use a mask to reduce the risk of picking up an infection lingering in the air, and I do it depending on the risk assessment of each individual situation. In other words, …

COVID-19: should we start wearing masks again?
1 year, 3 months ago

COVID-19: should we start wearing masks again?

The Hindu  

One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID-19 is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants, some of which will be more successful at infecting people. It’s this worry that there may be a new wave of infections that has got some people talking about the need to reintroduce measures that …

Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals
1 year, 10 months ago

Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals

Live Mint  

Face masks have done ‘little to nothing’ to curb the Covid-19 transmission, a new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” suggested. It conducted research on the findings of 78 randomized controlled trials to find out whether the physical interventions, including face masks and hand wash, limited the spread of respiratory diseases. “Wearing …

Health officials are urging masks again amid high COVID, flu levels
2 years ago

Health officials are urging masks again amid high COVID, flu levels

LA Times  

With COVID-19, the flu and other respiratory diseases circulating widely in Los Angeles County and elsewhere, many officials are urging residents to use a familiar tool to help thwart transmission: masks. As case rates rise, “your chance of catching COVID during your routine activities — grocery shopping, eating out, running errands, going to work — will increase,” according to Los …

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government
2 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19: 'Wearing masks on flight no longer compulsory, but is advisable,' says Government

Firstpost  

Additionally, it stated that any specific reference of a fine or other penalty was not required to be made during in-flight announcements New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Wednesday said the use of masks is not mandatory during air travel; however, passengers should preferably use them amid the declining number of COVID-19 cases. In a communication to the scheduled …

Should I start wearing a mask on public transport again?
2 years, 2 months ago

Should I start wearing a mask on public transport again?

The Independent  

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We lack research data on how masks help us keep covid away
2 years, 8 months ago

We lack research data on how masks help us keep covid away

Live Mint  

After a judge overturned a mandate of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requiring US airline passengers to wear masks aboard aircraft, transport security systems stopped enforcing masking at airports. While science has brought us great advances in pharmaceutical interventions such as vaccines and covid treatments, it’s provided little new information about the value of non-pharmaceutical interventions such …

IISc paper examines COVID-19 induced travel changes, strategies and epidemic prevention
2 years, 9 months ago

IISc paper examines COVID-19 induced travel changes, strategies and epidemic prevention

The Hindu  

Among the sectors hit the hardest by the pandemic as well as subsequent lockdowns has been public transport. Major transport authorities around the world have reported up to a 95% reduction in users which not only shows the magnitude of the problem we face today but puts the future of these businesses and services in uncertainty,’‘ said the authors, in …

FACT FOCUS: Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes
3 years ago

FACT FOCUS: Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes

Associated Press  

The CEO of a major airline suggested during a congressional hearing this week that face masks provide little value on planes — a claim that was quickly amplified online. Citing high-quality filtration systems aboard planes, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly stated that “masks don’t add much, if anything, in the air cabin environment.” But experts strongly disagree. Kelly said that …

Study shows Covid variants getting better at travelling through air
3 years, 2 months ago

Study shows Covid variants getting better at travelling through air

Hindustan Times  

A study conducted by researchers of the University of Maryland shows that the SARS-CoV-2, responsible for causing Covid-19, is becoming better at becoming airborne with the emergence of new variants. A lone passenger wearing a protective face mask walks from a deserted train platform at Flinders Street during morning commute hours on the first day of a lockdown as the …

What science knows now about the risk of Covid-19 transmission on planes
3 years, 2 months ago

What science knows now about the risk of Covid-19 transmission on planes

Live Mint  

Fliers have yearned for reliable data on the risks of air travel since the pandemic began. “It’s still, at this point, safe to travel if you take proper precautions," says Mark Gendreau, chief medical officer at Beverly Hospital near Boston and an expert in aviation medicine. “We’ve studied the passenger cabin and the ventilation system fairly rigorously," says Dr. Gendreau, …

Covid-19 virus evolving to get better at becoming airborne: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 virus evolving to get better at becoming airborne: Report

India Today  

The variants of SARS-CoV-2 are getting better at travelling through the air, and people must wear tight-fitting masks and ensure better ventilation, in addition to getting vaccinated, to help stop spread of the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study. The study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, also found that loose-fitting cloth and surgical masks reduced the …

Covid: How to sanitise and stay safe while flying
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid: How to sanitise and stay safe while flying

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new peer-reviewed study published in September used data from nearly 10,000 air travellers on Delta’s Covid-tested flight corridors between …

Vaccinated should wear masks indoors in US COVID hotspots: CDC
3 years, 4 months ago

Vaccinated should wear masks indoors in US COVID hotspots: CDC

Al Jazeera  

US public health agency recommends mask-wearing in indoor public spaces in places where the coronavirus is surging. People in parts of the United States where COVID-19 infections are surging should wear masks indoors even if they are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, the country’s public health agency has advised. “In areas with substantial and high transmission, CDC recommends fully vaccinated …

Little risk of picking up coronavirus on a plane: NLR
3 years, 6 months ago

Little risk of picking up coronavirus on a plane: NLR

Dutch News  

Sitting in a plane fewer than four rows away from with someone who is infected with coronavirus will result in only a very minor chance of infection, according to research by the Dutch aerospace institute NLR and public health body RIVM for the transport ministry. At between one in 160 and one in 1800 cases, the risk of catching the …

Editorial: It’s OK to keep your mask on even when you don’t have to
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: It’s OK to keep your mask on even when you don’t have to

LA Times  

Californians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear a face covering in most settings now that the state has lifted pandemic restrictions. The risk of infection is very low for vaccinated people, but it’s not zero and they can pass it on to others who are not yet fully inoculated. Many people in Asian societies …

Coronavirus more likely to spread indoors through maskless interaction: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus more likely to spread indoors through maskless interaction: Study

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Speaking in indoor spaces without wearing a mask poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to others, a study has found. The research, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine on Tuesday, describes how different sized respiratory droplets emitted while speaking have a range of sizes, and can carry different amounts of virus. "When …

5 precautions to keep in mind for air travel in the times of Covid-19
3 years, 6 months ago

5 precautions to keep in mind for air travel in the times of Covid-19

India TV News  

Almost a year ago, one of the busiest airports in the world- Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi had a deserted look brought about by the coronavirus. The air travel industry has witnessed significant changes since the pandemic, even as two things remain constant - the threat from the virus and the effort to ensure a safer surrounding. While leisure …

Office, House, Or Bus: Just Make Sure Windows Are Open To Beat Covid-19. And, Yes, Wear A Mask
3 years, 6 months ago

Office, House, Or Bus: Just Make Sure Windows Are Open To Beat Covid-19. And, Yes, Wear A Mask

News 18  

At a time when the lengths that humanity is going to throw the novel coronavirus out of our lives seems to be matched only by the strides that the virus itself is making with trickier variants and deadlier surges, new guidelines issued by authorities point to the need for guarding more strictly against how the virus seems to be spreading. …

How and Why Face Masks are Effective in Limiting the Spread of Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

How and Why Face Masks are Effective in Limiting the Spread of Covid-19

News 18  

Researchers have found under which conditions and in which ways, masks actually reduce individual and population-average risks of being infected with Covid-19 and help mitigate the coronavirus pandemic. The study, led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany’s Mainz, showed that in most environments and situations, even simple surgical masks effectively reduce the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air upto 10 metres: Govt
3 years, 7 months ago

Aerosols from Covid-19 infected person can travel in air upto 10 metres: Govt

Hindustan Times  

The government on Thursday issued a set of guidelines to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease as the country reels under the second wave of the pandemic. Stopping the transmission of the Covid-19 virus from a person to another person will decrease the infection rate of the disease to a level where it can eventually die, according to the …

Covid-19: should you be taking a flight during the pandemic?
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19: should you be taking a flight during the pandemic?

Live Mint  

The risk of being exposed to the Covid-19 virus on an airline flight drop by as much as half when airlines keep middle seats open, a new study published by the US government concludes, a safety practice the carriers have abandoned. “Based on a data-driven model, approaches to physical distancing, including keeping middle seats vacant, could reduce exposure to SARS-CoV-2 …

Keeping Your Windows Open Could Help Curb the Spread of Covid-19, Say Experts
3 years, 8 months ago

Keeping Your Windows Open Could Help Curb the Spread of Covid-19, Say Experts

News 18  

Opening windows and ventilating spaces should be at the heart of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a group of experts said Thursday, arguing that confusion over airborne transmission meant this simple measure was being overlooked. The virus is most likely to spread through inhalation at close range rather than through contact with surfaces or at long range, said …

Are cloth masks safe during second Covid wave? Here's what experts say
3 years, 8 months ago

Are cloth masks safe during second Covid wave? Here's what experts say

India Today  

The second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is breaking all records in India. Always choose triple layer masks Dr Dhiren Gupta said that most fancy masks, preferred by people, are single-layered and provide negligible protection from the virus. Thus, you should consider wearing masks that can be tied at the back of the head as well," Dr Gupta said. Cloth …

Masks not enough to stop Covid-19’s spread without social distancing: Study
4 years ago

Masks not enough to stop Covid-19’s spread without social distancing: Study

Hindustan Times  

Simply wearing a mask may not be enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 without social distancing, suggest the findings of a new study. In Physics of Fluids by AIP Publishing, researchers tested how five different types of mask materials impacted the spread of droplets that carry the coronavirus when we cough or sneeze. “Without a face mask, it is …

Wearing a mask could keep you from catching coronavirus: CDC
4 years, 1 month ago

Wearing a mask could keep you from catching coronavirus: CDC

Hindustan Times  

U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to wear masks: They’re emphasizing recent research that a mask protects the person who wears it. But the researchers also found there was benefit when an uninfected person wearing a mask was unlucky enough to be near an infected person who wasn’t wearing one. When both people were wearing …

CDC says wearing a mask could keep you from catching coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

CDC says wearing a mask could keep you from catching coronavirus

LA Times  

Dr. Robert R. Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dons his mask after speaking at a Senate hearing. U.S. health officials are taking a new tack to encourage Americans to wear masks: They’re emphasizing recent research showing that a mask protects the person who wears it. But the researchers also found there was benefit when …

Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic?

Associated Press  

Is it safe yet to fly during the pandemic? The airline industry says it’s safe to fly, pointing to a report it funded that found the risk of viral spread on planes very low if everyone wears a mask, since planes have good ventilation and strong air filters. But the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that sitting …

Covid-19 Risk in Airplanes, Restaurants, Grocery Stores Cannot Be Easily Compared: Scientists
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 Risk in Airplanes, Restaurants, Grocery Stores Cannot Be Easily Compared: Scientists

News 18  

While a recent study has claimed that dining out, and grocery shopping could be more dangerous than air travel during the COVID-19 pandemic, partly due to special ventilation systems in airplanes, some scientists say such a comparison cannot be made without knowing if mask-wearing and social distancing norms are properly followed in each of these scenarios. In the research, funded …

Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19?
4 years, 2 months ago

Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19?

NPR  

Do Masks On Plane Flights Really Cut Your Risk Of Catching COVID-19? Just on Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it now "strongly recommends" all passengers and crew members wear masks. "They test everybody by PCR on arrival, quarantine them in single rooms for 14 days and then test the passengers again," says infectious disease doctor David …

Contracting Coronavirus Outdoors is Rare But That Shouldn't Stop You From Wearing a Mask
4 years, 2 months ago

Contracting Coronavirus Outdoors is Rare But That Shouldn't Stop You From Wearing a Mask

News 18  

Almost all documented coronavirus transmissions have occurred indoors, but experts say that wearing a mask outside is justified because there is still a risk of infection. “There were virtually no cases that we could identify that took place in sort of everyday life outdoors,” study author Mike Weed, a professor and researcher at Canterbury Christ Church University, told AFP. The …

COVID-19 Transmission Risk in Flights Low, Only 44 Cases Among 1.2 Billion Passengers: Study
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Transmission Risk in Flights Low, Only 44 Cases Among 1.2 Billion Passengers: Study

News 18  

The International Air Transport Association demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. “After multiple, highly-detailed simulations using the most accurate scientific methods available, we have concrete data which reveals the aircraft cabin offers a much safer environment than indoor public spaces,” said Bruno Fargeon, Airbus Engineering and the leader of the Airbus …

Coronavirus: Inspectors see nurses at outbreak hospital not wearing their masks or washing hands
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Inspectors see nurses at outbreak hospital not wearing their masks or washing hands

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In its report the inspectors said: “We saw a senior nurse ask nursing staff to …

Coronavirus: Can latex gloves protect you from catching deadly virus?
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus: Can latex gloves protect you from catching deadly virus?

The Independent  

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New Study Shows You're More Likely to Contract Covid-19 Indoors. What Else, 2020?
4 years, 2 months ago

New Study Shows You're More Likely to Contract Covid-19 Indoors. What Else, 2020?

News 18  

New research adds to the growing body of evidence that airborne transmission of Covid-19 spreads more quickly in enclosed spaces. Researchers were able to link a community outbreak of Covid-19 in China to a source patient who likely spread the virus to fellow bus riders through the bus’s air conditioning system. “Our study provided epidemiologic evidence of transmission over long …

How Effective Are Homemade Fabric Masks Against the Spread of Covid-19?
4 years, 3 months ago

How Effective Are Homemade Fabric Masks Against the Spread of Covid-19?

News 18  

To reduce the transmission of COVID-19, precautionary measures like washing hands with soap and water, using sanitisers, maintaining physical distance and wearing a mask are extremely necessary. Determining the effectiveness of homemade masks Aerosols are tiny particles that are less than 5 micrometres in size and can be as small as 100 nanometres, whereas the larger droplets are around one …

Flying on an Airplane? Here are Tips for Safe Travel Amid Covid-19 Spread
4 years, 3 months ago

Flying on an Airplane? Here are Tips for Safe Travel Amid Covid-19 Spread

News 18  

People are back to travelling in spite of the increasing cases of Covid-19. Although many restrictions are still imposed in major cities, hotels, restaurant and tourist attractions have opened with a special measure to reduce transmission of the virus. Travelling by air can increase the risk of contracting and spreading Covid-19 according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, …

Aerosols sprayed from flushing a public urinal can spread COVID-19, a new study found
4 years, 4 months ago

Aerosols sprayed from flushing a public urinal can spread COVID-19, a new study found

Firstpost  

When men use urinals, aerosols can reach their thigh within 5.5 seconds as compared to the toilet flush, which takes 35 seconds to reach slightly higher. The simulations performed by the scientists revealed that the trajectory of the tiny particles ejected by flushing a urinal “manifests an external spread type, with more than 57 per cent of the particles travelling …

Researchers Conduct a 'Reassuring' Study on Coronavirus Transmission Risks Involved on Planes
4 years, 4 months ago

Researchers Conduct a 'Reassuring' Study on Coronavirus Transmission Risks Involved on Planes

News 18  

Wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus was not widespread in March, when a group of German tourists took a long flight home from Israel -- but researchers were surprised to find only two passengers outside the group had been infected. In a short study published Tuesday in the US medical journal JAMA Network Open, virologists at a …

Combination of masks, hand washing, social distancing stops Covid infection: Utrecht study
4 years, 5 months ago

Combination of masks, hand washing, social distancing stops Covid infection: Utrecht study

NL Times  

A combination of wearing a face mask, keeping 1.5 meters apart, and regularly washing your hands is enough to prevent another major coronavirus outbreak in the Netherlands and other western countries, according to a study by UMC Utrecht published in scientific journal PLOS Medicine. "Based on our results, we conclude that handwashing, mask-wearing, and social distancing adopted by disease-aware individuals …

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country
4 years, 5 months ago

Australia to restrict number of people who can enter the country

Live Mint  

Australia will halve the number of citizens who can return home at any one time to relieve pressure on its quarantine system as an outbreak in the nation’s second-most populous state worsened, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Friday. Morrison also told reporters the process of quarantining arrivals in hotels would be reviewed, after missteps in Melbourne saw security guards contract …

Scientists Plan To Urge WHO To Take Airborne Spread Of Coronavirus More Seriously
4 years, 5 months ago

Scientists Plan To Urge WHO To Take Airborne Spread Of Coronavirus More Seriously

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A group of 239 scientists plans to urge the World Health Organization to more seriously consider the threat that the novel coronavirus may be spread by microscopic particles in the air. The New York Times first reported Saturday that an international coalition of researchers will publish an open letter asking WHO to address airborne transmission of the …

How risky is air travel during the coronavirus pandemic?
4 years, 5 months ago

How risky is air travel during the coronavirus pandemic?

India TV News  

Flying can increase your risk of exposure to infection, but airlines are taking some precautions and you can too. Air travel means spending time in security lines and airport terminals, which puts you into close contact with other people. As travel slowly recovers, planes are becoming more crowded, which means you will likely sit close to other people, often for …

Think You Won't Get Coronavirus Outside? Think Again.
4 years, 5 months ago

Think You Won't Get Coronavirus Outside? Think Again.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Months into the coronavirus pandemic, researchers are finally getting a better handle on how the virus spreads. “What people have missed for a long time, and now it seems to finally be catching on, is that when you have big drops from a cough or sneeze — or when people are talking, or singing, or breathing, you …

As lockdown lifts, wearing a face mask could be your only defence against COVID-19: How to pick the right one
4 years, 5 months ago

As lockdown lifts, wearing a face mask could be your only defence against COVID-19: How to pick the right one

Firstpost  

WHO keeps reminding the public that mask needs to be worn correctly and kept clean to ensure that they are effective in stopping the virus. In order to stop this spread, health workers wear Personal Protective Equipment which includes a gown, helmet, gloves, goggles, a face mask, respirators, shoe covers, and a visor for eye protection. “I cannot say this …

Coronavirus | Health Ministry sounds note of caution on self-medication
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Health Ministry sounds note of caution on self-medication

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry on Monday urged people to be cautious about drug abuse and self-medication and underlined that COVID-19, which is caused by a virus and not bacteria, does not respond to antibiotics. Coronavirus, June 22 updates | State Helpline numbers for COVID-19 “There is currently no cure for COVID-19 and if you have symptoms the best idea is …

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